| Baby Brokers | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Susan Nanus |
| Directed by | Mimi Leder |
| Starring | Cybill Shepherd Nina Siemaszko Anna Maria Horsford Jeffrey Nordling Tom O'Brien Joseph Maher Shirley Knight |
| Composer | Anthony Marinelli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Boris Malden |
| Cinematography | Neil Roach |
| Editor | Jacque Elaine Toberen |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Steinhardt Baer Pictures Company BBK Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 21, 1994 |
Baby Brokers is a 1994 American true-life-event drama film directed by Mimi Leder and written by Susan Nanus. The film stars Cybill Shepherd, Nina Siemaszko, Anna Maria Horsford, Jeffrey Nordling, Tom O'Brien, Joseph Maher and Shirley Knight. The film premiered on NBC on February 21, 1994.[1][2][3]
Debbie Freeman (Shepherd) is an LA psychotherapist who wants to adopt a baby. An expectant couple, Leanne (Siemaszko) and Frankie Dees (O'Brien), who at first appear willing to let her privately adopt their child in exchange for financially supporting them for six months during Leanne's pregnancy, disappear when Freeman discovers they are in negotiations with another couple. The Dees, who gave up numerous children in the past while scamming multiple couples with each pregnancy, also run out on the latest prospective parents, leaving behind an incriminating notebook with names and phone numbers.[4] Taking her story public, Freeman is instrumental in the Dees' arrest and Leanne's later conviction in federal court for multiple counts of mail and wire fraud. Freeman's going public with her anguish in losing a child she expected to adopt results in a woman reaching out to her to arrange a private adoption.
